Oxfam Novib Associated Country Director Job in Kenya

Oxfam Novib (ON) is part of Oxfam International (OI), a world-wide confederation of more than 14 organisations working for change and development.

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We respond to humanitarian needs in more than 120 countries and work with hundreds of thousands of supporters and volunteers who make up our international network of concern, action and solidarity.

We support local projects in developing countries, and lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and to increase our impact on development and humanitarian issues.

The Somalia Country Office based in Nairobi is looking for an Associated Country Director Somalia

40 hours/week

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Family posting

Objective of the position

The ACD is responsible for the delivery of the Oxfam Novib contribution in the Somalia country strategy, this includes both our longterm development work and humanitarian involvement.

Given the current situation – Category One Drought Response – there will be a strong emphasis on the humanitarian element of the work. Also the human resource management of the field office staff from Oxfam Novib is an important task.

The Associate Country Director (ACD) of Oxfam Novib reports to the Country Director Somalia. The ACD is member of the Oxfam County Leadership Team.

Main tasks

• To ensure the delivery of the Oxfam Novib contribution in the Somalia country strategy, in accordance with Oxfam programme standards;
• As the programme team coordinator of Oxfam Novib in Somalia, to ensure the professional management of the Oxfam Novib programme and partner portfolio of around 20 mln euro annual budget out of which the secured DGIS-funding in Somalia is approximately 2.3 mln euro per year;
• To monitor the progress of the implementation of the Oxfam Novib programme strategy and approach including (the planning of) the evaluation and learning aspects, and to inform the Oxfam Country Director of risks, opportunities and changes;
• To ensure adherence for the Oxfam Novib programme to Oxfam policies and standards for programme, programme management, partnership, finance and HR & staff Code of conduct, security guidelines and health & safety;
• To lead a team of programme & project officers on a day to day to basis, and to perform all HR tasks, such as work meetings, performance interviews, accepting reports of absence and recovery and passing them on to HR, meetings on frequent absence, co-ordinating and advising on the recruitment and selection procedure;
• To ensure the development of coherent programmatic approaches with partners in the areas of capacity building on food security, natural resources management, disaster risk reduction & humanitarian preparedness and response human rights & good governance & gender justice;
• To represent Oxfam Novib in the Oxfam Country Leadership Team; this governs the implementation of the Oxfam Joint Country Analysis and Strategy 2011-2015 for Somalia, and help shape Oxfam’s annual plan and reporting in country to its stakeholders;
• To ensure via the Humanitarian Programme Manager, that Oxfam Novib leads meetings of the Oxfam humanitarian team in Somalia & ensure proper communication within this team and towards partners, and ensure Oxfam Novib leadership role in and after a crisis, in line with agreed standards, resulting in a the coordinated crisis and rehabilitation response of Oxfams and partners;
• As line manager of the Humanitarian Programme Manager, to ensure the updating and/or rewrite, in line with agreed standards, the Oxfam International humanitarian contingency plan for Somalia, and promote coherence with those of the Government and other (multilateral) actors; (Because of the extensive restructuring process of ON, the line management of humanitarian staff might shift to Country Director).

Application

Are you interested in this position?

Please send your application in English in writing, including a motivation letter and a curriculum vitae and mentioning reference number 5-6534 to jobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention Shabinah Asgarali (HR dept.), before 17th January 2012.

For further enquiries and details of requirements regarding this position you can send a request to vacancy@oxfamnovib.or.ke